<p>SUNY Binghamton has majors in Arabic as well as Middle Eastern and North African Studies: </p>
<p>The Middle East and North African (MENA) program at Binghamton University coordinates study of the Middle East, North and Sudanic Africa, and European countries that have extensive Islamic contact. The program develops and integrates research and graduate and undergraduate instruction about the MENA area. Courses related to this area are offered in:
•history,
•geography,
•political science,
•anthropology,
•sociology,
•economics,
•music,
•Arabic,
•Ottoman and modern Turkish
•Hebrew, and
•Persian.</p>
<p>Undergraduate Studies <a href=“http://www.binghamton.edu/about/undergraduate-programs.html”>http://www.binghamton.edu/about/undergraduate-programs.html</a> </p>
<p>Undergraduate students with majors in the humanities and social sciences may enroll in the Middle East and North African program and, upon successful completion of the program, receive a MENA certificate. To receive the certificate, students must meet all college and departmental major requirements and complete the MENA requirements, including a total of 8 MENA courses. Independent studies and honors work may be credited as MENA courses when approved by the appropriate department and the MENA committee. The program does not supplant the normal disciplinary specialization or undergraduate major, but permits certain selections that constitute a coherent course of study about this area within the framework of requirements for graduation.</p>
<p>Opportunities are available for travel and study in the MENA region under SUNY sponsorship (for example, in Binghamton’s Arabic studies program in Morocco).</p>
<p>Also, Binghamton stats are nice for someone interested in international studies:
Freshmen returning for their sophomore year
90.8%</p>
<p>Students of color
28.9%</p>
<p>International students
15.9%</p>
<p>Students come from
53 states and territories
116 countries</p>
<p>Apply to NYU but understand it’s not the only excellent school in the state. Also, depending on your inclination, you may want to check the Naval Academy and West Point, both of which have programs in this area.</p>